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HANSARDArmed Forces: Covid-19 DeploymentAs someone who has done a considerable amount of research into, and study of, eastern and central Europe, can I counsel the Minister to avoid using the Armed Forces for anything…12 Nov 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords CommissionI am not criticising the report, but I am a bit puzzled by a couple of things. The first concerns the word “primary”. Presumably, that means that someone is here just to look…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the four noble Lords who tabled this amendment, all of whom are working from exactly the same brief as I am—I can tell that from the quotes.…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineMy Lords, I draw attention to the bit of the Question that says: “distribute approved coronavirus vaccines in the UK and internationally”. There is a great danger in the…11 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, this is not the first time I have said in this Chamber that the Government need to fundamentally rethink their position. We are asked to believe that the rate can be…04 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Places of WorshipMy Lords, I draw the Minister’s attention to the statement from Cardinal Vincent Nichols on behalf of the Catholic hierarchy. He said that “we have not yet seen any evidence…03 Nov 2020HANSARDConduct CommitteeI think the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, is absolutely right in that I regret the compulsion attached to this training. I have done the training. It was largely irrelevant; most of…03 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Intensive Care TreatmentMy Lords, the Sunday Times has form on inaccurate stories, as does the Telegraph. Indeed, I asked the Minister a Question on 21 September about a Telegraph story about age…29 Oct 2020HANSARDSanctions (EU Exit) (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the maiden speech of my distinguished friend of almost 40 years. Kate and I go back to the early 1980s; I knew her as a parliamentary…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateMy Lords, I draw attention to another division in this country. Those who I define as the salariat are largely working from home and not suffering any reductions in pay. Indeed,…27 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social and Economic InequalitiesMy Lords, we seem to forget that this huge amount of money we are spending will have to be paid back by the same future generations about whom we are talking. Do the Government…26 Oct 2020HANSARDCancer Task ForceMy Lords, calculations by the charity Action Radiotherapy suggest that the cancer treatment backlog may cost more lives than the coronavirus itself—indeed, it estimates that it…20 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020My Lords, I would like to add a bit of nonsense for the noble Lord, Lord Mann. My noble friends Lord Blencathra and Lord Moylan, if I understood them correctly, said that we would…20 Oct 2020HANSARDRolls-RoyceWill the Minister include trade union representation in any discussions and acknowledge the hard work put in by the two trade unions at Rolls-Royce to maintain in the UK jobs…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Over-60sThe Question actually refers to “the advice by the World Health Organization that people over 60 should be treated as vulnerable to COVID-19”. Some 24.1% of the British population…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, this afternoon’s release from the Office for National Statistics tells us that: “There were 215 deaths involving … COVID-19 … in England and Wales in the week ending 25…06 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Aviation SectorMy Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register. Bearing in mind the need to keep the pool of pilots currently being made redundant available for the future upturn, and…05 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy concerns are rather general. I have been associated with the European Union for a very long time, as many people know: since 1979. I was at the TUC when Jacques Delors came and…29 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Care: GuidanceTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they have issued since the end of May 2020 to hospitals, General Practitioners and other health care providers about giving…21 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Care: GuidanceI thank the Minister for his reply. He will be aware that there have been letters in the Telegraph and elsewhere, saying an advisory age of 75 is being brought in. First, is any…21 Sept 2020